FIFA World Cup 2022: Greatest show on Earth returns
At its best and its worst, the FIFA World Cup is more thrilling than any other event can conjure up. A live performance unequalled in its vigour and trickery, the thralling geometry of its movement a mere foil to the violent earnestness of its combat. From 1930 to 2022, from Pele to Zidane to Mbappe, here's a walk down the lanes of the history of the beautiful game
By: Madhu Kapparath
1970
Satellite themed ball
Adidas introduced the Telstar ball at the 1970 World Cup, with the now-familiar truncated icosahedron for its design, consisting of 12 black pentagonal and 20 white hexagonal panels. It was inspired by the 1962 Telstar communications satellite, which was roughly spherical and dotted with solar panels, visually similar to the football.The 32-panel design of the ball, based on the work of Eigil Nielsen, is now a popular culture classic.
